Corneal lens secretion in newly emerged Drosophila melanogaster examined by electron microscope autoradiography

Journal of Electron Microscopy

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 243-246

  Yoon, Chun Sik ^a   Hirosawa, Kazushige ^a   Suzuki, Emiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autoradiography; Campaired eye; Drasophila melanogaster; Lens; Ocellus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SUGARS;

AMINO-ACIDS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY,; COMPOUND EYE; DROSOPHILLA MELANOGASTER; LENS FORMATION; LENS MATERIALS; OCELLUS;

AMINO ACIDS;

EID: 0030769324     PISSN: 00220744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jmicro.a023515     Document Type: Article

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